# Accident 19950821032519A: Cessna TU206G, Orr, MN, August 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Orr, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0590° N, 92.8209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0590&lon=-92.8209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9823Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 400 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950821032519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO RAISE GEAR ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS FOR WATER LANDING. FLIPPED OVER. (-23) PILOT FORGOT TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR ON AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT. PILOT INTENDED TO LAND ON MURTLE LAKE, STAY ON THE STEP, AND TAKE OFF AGAIN. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER UPON LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA292), Aug 21, 1995: Cessna TC206G (N9823Z), Orr, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to retract the landing gear prior to touchdown. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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